Mao Kobayashi (actress)
| Mao Kobayashi 小林 麻央 |
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| Born |
July 21, 1982 Ojiya, Niigata, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress, newscaster |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ebizo Ichikawa |
| Relatives | Maya Kobayashi (sister) |
| Website | http://www.kobayashi-mao.com/ |
Mao Kobayashi (小林 麻央 Kobayashi Mao?, born July 21, 1982) is a Japanese newscaster and former actress. She was one of Fuji TV's weathercasters.
She was born in 1982 in Ojiya. In 2005, she graduated from the department of psychology at Sophia University. On November 19, 2009, it was announced Kobayashi and kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa planned to get formally engaged sometime in December 2009.
She has announced that, in 2014, she was diagnosed with breast cancer which, in 2016, reached stage four[1]. In November 2016, the BBC announced that she was one of the BBC's '100 Women 2016' -- a list of inspirational and influential women for 2016 -- after starting a blog about her illness and how she is dealing with it. Titled 'Kokoro' It is now one of the most popular blogs in Japan.
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